At the European Championship snooker for 19-year-olds in St. Petersburg have Brecel Luca Brecel and Jurian Heusdens can post to the 1/8th finals.Brecel defeated the Maltese Matthias Mallia 3-0. He scored this breaks of 67 and 58. The 14-year-old from Dilsen-Stokkem had earlier in his final preliminary round game, against the Ukrainian Rafig Adigazalov, though weggepot breaks of 102 and 60.

In the next game he takes against the 16-year-old Scot Michael Leslie.Laurens De Stael his match in the 1 / 32 lost but certainly a very good tournament player.

Jurian Heusdens defeated after a thrilling match 3-2 to the German Andre Plonka. The 18-year-old from Hasselt, in the five rounds of the six games won, get in the 1/8th finals presented a top driver, the 17-year-old Welshman Michael White. White, currently number 90 in the world.

At the national championship, also in St. Petersburg, Belgium was already assured a place in the last eight. Tuesday won Yvan Van Velthoven, Alain Vandersteen and Guy Hendrickx 18-0 in their last preliminary round match of Belarus.